Asia Benchmark Review

Question 1

In what economy do businesses control what they produce & people control how much they consume?

Accepted Answer

market

Question 2

How has Japan's lack of natural resources helped to influence the development of its economy?

Accepted Answer

They trade for money to buy materials & make goods to sell.

Question 3

Which describes the role of the US in rebuilding Japan after WWII?

Accepted Answer

US put an economic & political plan in place.

Question 4

Which are consequences of severe flooding in Asian countries like India and China?

Accepted Answer

They have large populations & flooding is dangerous to crops

Question 5

The Eightfold Path is a tenant of which of the following religions?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 6

What effect does a country’s literacy rate have on people? increase in literacy rate leads to

Accepted Answer

An increase in standard of living

Question 7

The policy of Containment caused the US to become involved in which 2 wars?

Accepted Answer

Korean and Vietnam

Question 8

India has a national government and 28 state governments. What form of government is this?

Accepted Answer

Federal Republic

Question 9

Most economies have govt regulations and private industries so most economic systems are?

Accepted Answer

Mixed

Question 10

Why did US get involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars while supporting policy of containment?

Accepted Answer

US wanted to contain communism to keep it from spreading.

Question 11

The idea that if one country falls to communism, all countries around it will fall is known as?

Accepted Answer

domino theory

Question 12

Zack owns a business & invests in computers & software for the business. He is investing in?

Accepted Answer

capital

Question 13

Which is a form of government in which power is held by one central authority?

Accepted Answer

Unitary

Question 14

Which is a system of government that may have a prime minister elected by the legislature?

Accepted Answer

parliamentary democracy

Question 15

A program designed to make farming more productive in China by creating collective farms:

Accepted Answer

Great Leap Forward

Question 16

US prohibited Cuban goods from being imported into the country. Which trade barrier is this?

Accepted Answer

embargo

Question 17

How did nationalism lead to Indian independence?

Accepted Answer

Gandhi promoted nationalism, leading to non-violent protest.

Question 18

Which of the following pairs of religions were both founded in India?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism and Hinduism

Question 19

Which of these must be present for international trade to be successful?

Accepted Answer

system for exchanging currencies

Question 20

Which is an example of human capital and its relationship to GDP?

Accepted Answer

skilled software professionals

Question 21

North Korean govt. decides what to produce, how to produce, etc. What economic system is this?

Accepted Answer

command

Question 22

Today, this country has a communist North and republican South:

Accepted Answer

Korea

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